Weeder and hoe.



L'. E. WHITAKBR.

WEEDER AND HOE.

APPLICATION FILED 001221.19111.

` 998,136;1,v l, Patented July 25,1911.

LEWIS E. WHITAKER, OF SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY.

WEEDER AND HOE.

Specification of Letters fatent.

Patented July 25, 1911.

Application led October 21. 1910. Serial No. 588,282.

fl'o nl! whom it may concern:

lie it known that l, Lewis ll. Wnrxxknn, a citizen ot the United States, residingA at Sus-ex. in the State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and uset'nl Improvements in ll'eetlers and lloes, otI which the following is a specitication.

Thiy invention relates to new and useful improvements` in weeders and hoesanore particularly adapted for garden purposes, the present invention being more especially designed as an improvement on the implement shown in a former patent granted to me on June l/O, No. 855,547.

ll'ith the I 'oiec'oingl and other objects in view. the invention consists in the novel VFeatures ot' construction, combination and' arrangement ot" partsl illustrated in, the drawings and more partu'ularly pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the accompanying drawingsz---Figure.

l is a perspective view ot' the device, showing;f the pre-ent improvements. Fig. :2 is a transverse wet-tion thereof, looking forwardly. Fig. 15 is a plan view ot' a modified form ot the device. Fig. At is a transverse section o'tFig'. 23, and ["igr. 5 is a detail perspective view ot' a moditied t'orm ot' cutter.

Referring to the drawings t'or a more particular description olthe device and which drawings are Vfor illustrative purposes only and are therefore not drawn to scale, the device shown in Figs. l and il, is formed ol` a series of wires l, 2, 3 and fl, which are twisted together in the manner shown to t'orm a shank 5. The shank 5 thus formed is titled or driven into the soeketed end ot the handle t3, and at a point adjoiniut; the projet-.tine end ot the shank, the wire-.- are bent up in pairs to t'orm oblitptely disposed coils T, the ends ot' which are extended lforwardl)Y and bent downwardly to l'orm the tnes ti, which terminate in tlattened extremities' Sl.

its t'ormed. the tines tend to separate and are held tanti-distances apart by the sliding link lt), which may be slid forwardly l'romA the position lshown in lfig. l, to draw the tines together in pairs to serve as cutters, in choppinfcl weeds, cutting', etc. lt is to lie understood that, the device luay be equipped with tire or more tineA and with a long' or short lia-ndle,e as desired.

'l`he deviee lu'thercomprises the cutter 11, w-hieh is l'ormed `from a single strip of llat metal and comprise the tapering shank or attaching portion 12 and the cutting head lil. The cutter 1l is arranged in position with its cutting head or portion 13 extending in a direction away from the rake, by virtue of which the working portion of either member o't` the device may be cohvenientfy used by merely turninfr the tool on one side or the other, and without the adjustment of any of its parts.

The cutter is attached in position by- 4a fastening screw t3* extending through the inner end of the shank 12 of the same 'and screwing into the handle t3 and the keeper l-t which embraces,l the outer end of the shank and the intermediate pair ofavires of the rake. lt will be observed that the lilik 14 not, only acts as a keepert'or the outer end of the shank but also as a brace for the intermediate pair ot' wires.

The cutting head 153 ot' the cutter may be made substantially square, as shown in Figs. 1 to l, inclusive, orl pointed, as shown in VFinI 5.

n the modified t'orm of the invention illustrated in ltigs. 3 and 4, the keeper 14 not only embraces the intermediate pair of wires and the shank ot' the cutter, but i: coiled, as at' Vl5, around the outer wires l. and 1t. When the implement is made in this torni, the link l() may be dispensed with, as the l'ink t-t not only acts as an effectual brace for all of the wires but will act to draw the wires together in pairs by slitting it forwardly upon the shank of thc cutter. 'l'o facilitate the slidingol.' the link l-.l fol'- wardl) upon the shank of the, cutter, the. edges 1.6 of the outer end portion 17 thereof are made straight, as indicated in Fig'. 3'.

From the foregoiuo' description taken in connection with the t rawings, it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood with-v outA requin-intor a more extended explanation.

Various changesl in the form, proportions and minor details of construction may be` resorted to without departing from the prineiple or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as detined claims.

llavingl described niv invention, what I claim as new, is:- l

l. A gardenl ,implement 'of the class described comprising,r a handle, a rake comin lthe appended pris-ing a series of tines, connected therewith, a cutter attached to the handle and rake` with its cutting head extending in a direction away from the latter and attaching means for the cutter comprising a link extending across and embracing the intermediate tines of the rake and the shank of the cutter, said link also acting as a brace for the aforementioned tines.

2. A tool of the class described comprising a handle, a rake comprising a Series of outwardly diverging tines, connected therewith, a cutter attached to the handle and rake with its cutting head extending in a direction away from the latter, attaching means for the cutter comprising a link embracing the intermediate tines of the rake and the shank of the cutter and a Second sliding link for drawing the tines together inpairs when the rake is to be used for chopping or cutting purposes.

3. A garden implement of the class described comprising a handle, a series of tines, connected therewith, a cutter coniprising a tapering shank and a cutting head, attached to the handle and tines with its cutting head extending in a direction at right angles away from the latter and attaching means for the cutter comprising a link extending across and embracing the intermediate tines of the rake and the shank of the cutter, said link also acting as a brace for the aforementioned tines.

In testimony whereof I affix my signai ture in presence of two witnesses.

LEl/VIS E. WHITAKER. Witnesses:

H. E. VVnLLs, FRED B. VANDROFF. 

